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Revision as of 19:56, 1 June 2019

This page outlines the criteria that will be used to select the players who qualify to represent the United States at the 2019 WESPA Championship (WESPAC2019).

WESPAC2019 is an event with national allocations resembling those of the World SCRABBLE Championship (WSC). It will be held in Goa, India, from October 16-20, 2019. There will also be a Last Chance Qualifier on October 15, 2019 in Goa to select additional players.

The United States has been allotted 18 spots for the WESPAC2019. This document sets out how the 18 qualifiers will be chosen.

Eligibility

All players wishing to qualify must be NASPA members in good standing.

United States citizens and permanent residents are eligible.

Players may not register for the qualification process if they have already registered to qualify for another nation. If a player registers to play for the U.S. and also attempts to represent another nation at WESPAC2019 (with or without withdrawing from the U.S. registration), they will be ineligible to compete for the U.S. at the next such championship.

3. Peak NASPA CSW rating (PR)

3 spots will be reserved for a Qualification Tournament. The remaining 13 to 15 available slots (after allocating the spots awarded under criteria 1 and 2) will be determined by peak NASPA CSW rating during the QP.

A player must play at least 31 fully rated NASPA CSW games during the Qualifying Period before their post-tournament rating will count as a peak rating.

The final rating from any fully rated tournament once this participation requirement is met may be used as a PR.

Ratings achieved at the midpoint of split rated tournaments may be used as a PR.

Any bonus points will count toward a person’s PR.

Ratings following tournaments that are not fully rated (i.e., LCTs) will not count as a peak rating, but any such games played will count as 1/3 of a game towards fulfilling the participation requirement.

Players wishing to qualify based on PR must register for the qualification process by June 16, 2019.

PR tie-breakers

Head-to-head records among tied players in fully rated games during the QP.

Second highest rating achieved after playing at least 31 games in the QP.

Highest rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.

Number of CSW games played in the QP.

Drawing of lots.

4. Qualification tournament (QT)

3 spots will be determined by a qualification tournament. Location, date and format will be announced later.

To be eligible for the QT, players must meet the eligibility requirements for representing the US at the 2019 WESPAC as enumerated above.

The 31-game participation requirement does not apply to players who wish to qualify via the QT.

Players who sign up for the QT will be automatically registered for the qualifying process and must commit to play the WESPAC if they earn a spot.

Additionally, the 4th-place finisher at the QT will be the primary alternate for the US team at WESPAC.

5. Unclaimed Spots

Any positions that remain open once the list of people interested
and eligible to qualify based on PR is exhausted will be allocated
based on peak NASPA rating (either CSW or TWL) in the qualification
period, with a minimum 4 game participation requirement in the
lexicon used to determine the peak rating.

A position can be claimed once the appropriate deadline to register for that position has passed:

The open spots in the U.S. allocation less 3 spots reserved for the QT can be claimed at the end of the Qualifying Period.

Up to 4 spots (3 spots plus the position of First Alternate who will be awarded a previously unclaimed spot, should one exist) can be claimed at the end of the QT.

Qualified Players

The following players have registered and qualified to represent the U.S. at WESPAC2019:

Alternates

The first spot opened by withdrawal of a player after the completion
of the Qualifying Tournament will be filled first by the Primary
Alternate (i.e., the 4th-place finisher in the Qualifying Tournament).

Any additional spots opened by withdrawal of a player after the
completion of the Qualifying Tournament, or any spots opened by the
withdrawal of a player before the Primary Alternate is selected, will be filled by PR.

Obligations

Players who accept an allotted spot under criterion 2 and who withdraw without a valid reason after the QP will not be permitted to qualify for the next event with WSC-like national allocations except through the QT.

Players who accept an allotted spot under criterion 3 and who withdraw without a valid reason after the QT will not be permitted to qualify for the next event with WSC-like national allocations except through the QT.